sustainable living, homesteading, sustainable homemaking
Hard to believe it’s Friday again! I hope everyone had a productive and healthy week! The Morristribe’s Beginner’s Homesteading Guide I get so many questions about how to get started with homesteading from readers. I also watch folks spend far too much time and energy on the wrong things (been there, done that!) and then [...]
Step 1: Get to Know YOUR Farming Community Step 2: Determine Your Ability to Grow Food Step 3: Creating Good Soil Step 4: Choosing Easy Crops Step 5: Begin Composting Photo credit Because this is a beginner’s series, I’m going to teach you the most important and yet basic information about composting. Understanding this [...]
Step 1: Get to Know YOUR Farming Community Step 2: Determine Your Ability to Grow Food Step 3: Creating Good Soil Step 4: Choose easy crops To insure success your first year gardening, you’ll want to choose easy crops to grow. Don’t worry, there are lots to choose from! This is not to say that [...]
Step 1: Get to Know YOUR Farming Community Step 2: Your Ability to Grow Food Step 3: Creating Soil You Can Grow With Soil conditioning may sound intimidating, but once you understand a few basics, you’ll be ready to get started! Because this is a beginner series, I am going to keep this really [...]
It’s Monday and time to share the best of what’s happening out there in the world of homesteading and sustainable living! Take the time to either link up, if you have a blog, or leave a comment about what’s happening at YOUR homestead, be it Urban, Rural or Suburban! This is a family-friendly, G-rated website, [...]
As we transition from the last days of Spring into warmer days of Summer, the work is just beginning on the homestead! Here’s a bit of what my week held… Our orchard is complete for now with 23 fruit and nut trees in place. Apples, pears, cherries, plums and hazelnuts are included and it has [...]
Step 2: Beginning Homesteading Series/Can I grow Food? Once you’ve made the effort to get to know your local farming community, your second steps should be to assess whether or not you are going to be able to grow food. You don’t have to live on a traditional “homestead” to be a homesteader these days! [...]
You want to be a homesteader and you can’t wait to get started! Photo credit I understand that feeling. Once the “sustainability bug” bites you, it seems that you can’t get enough of Mother Earth News magazines and seed catalogs! However, most of us don’t have enough time in the day to make all of [...]
It’s Monday and time to share the best of what’s happening out there in the world of homesteading and sustainable living! Take the time to either link up, if you have a blog, or leave a comment about what’s happening at YOUR homestead, be it Urban, Rural or Suburban! This is a family-friendly, G-rated website, [...]
“A Year On A Homestead” presents…. “How to Make Great Bread” I am so excited to finally release this video tutorial! It’s been a long time in the making and my most detailed tutorial yet. Whether you are a new bread maker or an old pro, you’ll learn all of my tips and tricks for [...]
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